By the Numbers: The Big Things Google Announced at Its Annual ConferenceSo that's what the world of tomorrow looks like.

ByAndrew Tarantola

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Google took us on a tour of the future during its annual I/O developers conference on Tuesday. The company debutedsix new voicesfor its Assistant AI, rolled out arevamped News Appand showed off its newAR navigation system. Numbers, because how else would we measure progress?

6 new voices: Want to get your daily news and weather updates from none other thanR&B legend John Legend? Well now you can because Google is rolling out a sextet of new WaveNet-generated voices for its Assistant app.

0 new buttons: Buttons? Who needs 'em? Certainly not Apple or its iPhone X, and apparently not Google's upcoming Android P either. The companyannounced Tuesdaythat for the next OS, users will simply tap once to go to the home screen.

127 countries: When you're pitting your revamped news app against Facebook's global reach, you'd better go big. That's why Google plans to roll out itsAI-powered information serviceto more than 100 countries by the end of next week.

1 app: Google thinks you really only needa single app to properly plan a night outon the town, and that app is Maps. Not only will it help you get to your restaurant (by motorcycle if need be), it'll help you choose it as well.

0 wrong turns: Nothing is quite as embarrassing as getting lost with a GPS-enabled mobile computer sitting in your pocket. So pull out that handset and hold it up to your face because Google is debuting an AR navigation app that will put Street View to shame.

3 in a row: I mean, how else are you going to win an game ofAR Tic-Tac-Toeunless you use your smartphone?

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Andrew Tarantola

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Andrew Tarantola is an associate editor at Engadget. He lives in San Francisco and writes about technology.

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